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CBC
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Museum of Toronto launches campaign to explore city's lost history
Social Sharing The Museum of Toronto has launched a new campaign that it hopes will help residents explore the city's forgotten history. The T.O. You Don't Know project aims to help people discover "hidden layers of the city," said Rachel Hilton, speaking on CBC Radio's Metro Morning Thursday. Hilton is the director of marketing and operations at the Museum of Toronto. "There are lots of things that make the city much more interesting, renew our interest, connect us as Torontonians, and we thought it would be a great way for people to either explore all these sites or just renew interest in the place that they live," Hilton said. Multiple plaques and posters have been installed at bike share stations and bus shelters around the city to raise awareness about this initiative. Hilton said the posters were strategically placed, as they want the project to focus on "exploring the city on foot or by bike." The museum website says that this project focuses on over 25 historic sites and stories to pay tribute to Toronto's past, such as: Scene of the circus riots where American circus clowns got into a brawl with firefighters at a Toronto brothel. A 13,000-year-old Indigenous road, the stretch of Davenport follows an ancient Ojibwe train over 10,000 years old. Candy bar strike at Christie Pits where kids rallied about a hike in price of candy bars and were labelled "communist pawns." Bathhouse raids under "Operation Soap" which was marked as a turning point for queer activism in Toronto. For the complete list of project sites, visit the Museum of Toronto website. The initiative is thrilling and might astonish people with the information they discover, said Maggie Hutcheson, an assistant professor for museum studies at the University of Toronto. "People tend to get really, really excited about peeling back layers of history in place. It moves people and surprises people," Hutcheson told CBC Toronto Thursday. WATCH | Toronto history celebrated through postcards: How Toronto's history is being celebrated through vintage postcards 3 months ago She said it inspires people when they learn about the history of an intersection they are familiar with or a story of something important in the past that connects to their present experience. The majority of the places in the project are centred around downtown Toronto. Hutcheson says expanding to more neighbourhoods in Toronto and including multilingual approaches to the project might attract more people.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call – Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 10 a.m. ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) (the "Company'), a leading lodging and hospitality real estate investment trust that specializes in upscale convention center resorts and entertainment experiences, announced today that it will release its second quarter 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Monday, August 4, 2025. Management will hold a conference call to discuss the quarter's results at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. To participate in the conference call, please dial 800-274-8461 and use conference ID: RHPQ225. The call will be available for replay through August 12, 2025, by dialing 800-727-5306; a conference ID is not required. This call is also being webcast and can be accessed at Ryman Hospitality Properties' Investor Relations website at About Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) is a leading lodging and hospitality real estate investment trust that specializes in upscale convention center resorts and entertainment experiences. The Company's holdings include Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center; and Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, five of the top seven largest non-gaming convention center hotels in the United States based on total indoor meeting space. The Company also owns the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa and JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa as well as two ancillary hotels adjacent to our Gaylord Hotels properties. The Company's hotel portfolio is managed by Marriott International and includes a combined total of 12,364 rooms as well as more than 3 million square feet of total indoor and outdoor meeting space in top convention and leisure destinations across the country. RHP also owns an approximate 70% controlling ownership interest in Opry Entertainment Group (OEG), which is composed of entities owning a growing collection of iconic and emerging country music brands, including the Grand Ole Opry; Ryman Auditorium; WSM 650 AM; Ole Red; Category 10; Nashville-area attractions; Block 21, a mixed-use entertainment, lodging, office and retail complex, including the W Austin Hotel and the ACL Live at the Moody Theater, located in downtown Austin, Texas; and a majority interest in Southern Entertainment, a leading festival and events business. RHP operates OEG as its Entertainment segment in a taxable REIT subsidiary, and its results are consolidated in the Company's financial results. Investor Relations Contacts:Mark Fioravanti, President and Chief Executive Officer(615) 316-6588mfioravanti@ Hutcheson, Chief Financial Officer(615) 316-6320jhutcheson@ Martin, Vice President, Investor Relations(615) Media Contact:Shannon Sullivan, Vice President, Corporate and Brand Communications(615) 316-6725ssullivan@
Epoch Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
The 3 Pillars of the American Idea
Commentary Unalienable rights and self-evident truths are Expand the number of core ideas under consideration to three and you get unalienable rights, self-evident truths, and free market economics. You could call them the three pillars of the American Idea. These three pillars are the direct gifts to America of three great thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment: Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith, and Thomas Reid. Their thinking—known today as 'common sense realism'—took America by storm at precisely the right time to shape America fundamentally. Francis Hutcheson Francis Hutcheson: 'Our rights are either alienable or unalienable …' Related Stories 5/12/2025 5/11/2025 A revolution in thinking about our rights preceded the American Revolution. In the words of George Washington, America's founding took place during a time 'when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined than at any former period.' Hutcheson's analysis of our rights showed the way. The meaning of Hutcheson's distinction was sharp and clear in the founders' time but to understand it today you and I must first be clear about the meaning of 'alienable.' Here is its complete definition in my dictionary: ' adj. Law. Capable of being transferred to the ownership of another.' Your right to your car is an alienable right; because your car is your property, you can sell your car or give it away—but our rights to our lives and our liberty are unalienable, that is, not property, not capable of being transferred to the ownership of another. Hutcheson was challenging John Locke's account of our rights—and in so doing he helped ignite the American Revolution. Locke, you see, had Hutcheson's distinction provided the intellectual foundation for two of the greatest achievements in world history, Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations' and the Declaration of Independence. Adam Smith's focus was our alienable rights; the American founders focused on our unalienable rights. The Declaration and 'Wealth' both entered the world they were to transform in the same year, 1776. 1776 marks the economic and political boundary between the world in which you and I live and all that had gone before. Adam Smith Francis Hutcheson mentored Adam Smith. Upon Hutcheson's death, Smith was appointed to the prestigious professorship at the University of Glasgow Hutcheson had held. Smith's epoch-making 'Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' is the foundation of free market economics. Hutcheson's analysis of our rights set the direction Smith took. In 'Wealth' Smith famously demonstrated that the division of labor is the source of the wealth of nations. In one of the most frequently quoted passages from 'Wealth,' Smith makes clear the source in human nature of the all-important division of labor: 'This division of labour … is the necessary … consequence of a certain propensity in human nature … ; the propensity to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another.' The division of labor depends on the right to exchange (alienate) our property and labor. We can 'truck, barter, and exchange' because our right to our property is, as Hutcheson had shown, 'naturally alienable.' The social order that resulted from the new thinking of the Scottish and the American Enlightenments was a far cry from the world that assigned supremacy to hereditary monarchs and hereditary aristocrats. The great economist Ludwig von Mises described that new social order like this: It 'assigned supremacy to the common man. In his capacity as a consumer, the 'regular fellow' was called upon to determine ultimately what should be produced, in what quantity, and of what quality, by whom, how, and where; in his capacity as a voter, he was sovereign in directing the nation's policies.' Thomas Reid When Jefferson wrote 'We hold these truths to be self-evident …' he was relying on the thinking of Thomas Reid. Reid's 'An Inquiry Into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense' was published in 1764, the same year he was awarded the prestigious professorship formerly occupied by Francis Hutcheson and Adam Smith. As I write in my book 'Reclaiming Common Sense': 'Reid's philosophical purpose was to provide a foundation for morality and for knowledge. He argued that there is an endowment of human nature that makes both morality and knowledge possible, and he called it common sense … With it we are able to make rational judgments and moral judgments. Common sense is the human attribute that makes it possible for us to be rational creatures and moral agents. Reid's fundamental insight was that our ability to make sense of our experience presupposes certain first principles. Because these principles are implicit in our conduct and our thought, they cannot be proved; there are no other truths from which they can be derived. However, to deny or even to doubt any of them is to involve ourselves in absurdity. Consequently, the principles of common sense have the special authority of first principles: we cannot operate without them.' The Progressives From their beginning, the purpose of the Progressives has been the step-by-step—that is, the progressive—undoing of the America of the founders. Their relentless campaign has done tremendous damage. If you and I are to do our part in helping to restore America, we need to go into action armed with a clear understanding of the American Idea. That is why I wrote the two common sense books listed below. From Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
Leader Live
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Organist celebrates 56 years of music with recital for Glasgow's 850th birthday
Bill Hutcheson first performed a recital at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on October 22 1969 and he has played the attraction regularly ever since. Fifty years ago, Mr Hutcheson performed as part of celebrations marking Glasgow's 800th anniversary and since the gallery reopened after a refurbishment in 2006 he has often played during daily recitals. On Wednesday, he will play once more to mark the city's 850th anniversary and will later be presented with a commemorative plate in recognition of his service. The recital will feature A Glasgow Flourish, arranged by Mr Hutcheson and woven with familiar melodies linked to the city; Kelvingrove, a piece specially commissioned for Mr Hutcheson by his family and composed by John Barber; and the finale from Sonata No 4 by Alexandre Guilmant, among other pieces. He said: 'It's been a privilege to play this magnificent instrument for over five decades and to be part of Glasgow's 850 celebrations. 'The organ is like an old friend, capable of anything from a whisper to a roar. What makes these recitals so special is the audience. They're open to everything, from Bach to swing to the unexpected. 'In a city renowned for music, it's a pleasure to bring joy to so many people, in one of our finest museums.' Lord Provost of Glasgow Jacqueline McLaren said: 'Bill's dedication to the world-famous organ recitals in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has enriched our city's cultural heritage and brought joy to countless visitors. 'His performances have become a favourite tradition and, for some, a happy introduction to the world of organ music, usually more associated with places of worship. 'This milestone is even more momentous as Bill took part in the Glasgow 800 celebrations. 'Today, fifty years on, we honour his commitment, exceptional service and his place as an integral part of Glasgow's vibrant cultural life.'
Rhyl Journal
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Organist celebrates 56 years of music with recital for Glasgow's 850th birthday
Bill Hutcheson first performed a recital at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on October 22 1969 and he has played the attraction regularly ever since. Fifty years ago, Mr Hutcheson performed as part of celebrations marking Glasgow's 800th anniversary and since the gallery reopened after a refurbishment in 2006 he has often played during daily recitals. On Wednesday, he will play once more to mark the city's 850th anniversary and will later be presented with a commemorative plate in recognition of his service. The recital will feature A Glasgow Flourish, arranged by Mr Hutcheson and woven with familiar melodies linked to the city; Kelvingrove, a piece specially commissioned for Mr Hutcheson by his family and composed by John Barber; and the finale from Sonata No 4 by Alexandre Guilmant, among other pieces. He said: 'It's been a privilege to play this magnificent instrument for over five decades and to be part of Glasgow's 850 celebrations. 'The organ is like an old friend, capable of anything from a whisper to a roar. What makes these recitals so special is the audience. They're open to everything, from Bach to swing to the unexpected. 'In a city renowned for music, it's a pleasure to bring joy to so many people, in one of our finest museums.' Lord Provost of Glasgow Jacqueline McLaren said: 'Bill's dedication to the world-famous organ recitals in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has enriched our city's cultural heritage and brought joy to countless visitors. 'His performances have become a favourite tradition and, for some, a happy introduction to the world of organ music, usually more associated with places of worship. 'This milestone is even more momentous as Bill took part in the Glasgow 800 celebrations. 'Today, fifty years on, we honour his commitment, exceptional service and his place as an integral part of Glasgow's vibrant cultural life.'
